STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE (SOP) WRITING MADE EASY

Abstract

Documentation is an essential activity conducted in all the scientific and technical establish-ments/agencies. The process of documentation has changed a lot with time and became more and more scientific and professional. Now a day any organization for getting any authority or certification like International Organization for Standardization (ISO), should have quality standard documentation of all the activities going on in its premises or network. In spite of having a sound understanding of the ethics, activities and quality policies, writing a SOP may look to be time consuming and complex task. This article is tailored specially to provide a ready format for writing a SOP. This review paper highlights important areas of considera-tions and steps forwards in a sequential manner to reduce the possibilities of errors. By fol-lowing these steps in a chronological manner one may easily write a SOP on any activity or operation to ensure good practices in any organization especially in a department involving technical activities.